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Submitted ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago⁩ by ⁨fossilesque@mander.xyz⁩ to ⁨science_memes@mander.xyz⁩

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  • Diplomjodler3@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

    Anything but metric.

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    • Soulg@ani.social ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

      Yeah like two extremely relatable and immediately identifiable sizes that are much more visceral than saying ~13.3m and ~38cm

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      • Obi@sopuli.xyz ⁨10⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

        Well I’m glad you posted the actual measurements because now I actually know how big it is, so thank you for that.

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      • MidsizedSedan@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

        Both school busses and pizzas change in size around the world. Metres do not

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      • Thorry@feddit.org ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

        I hate to break it to you, but when someone states anything in metric, I immediately have a feel for how large that is. That’s because we usually state everything in metric, so we don’t need to refer to random stuff and just learn the sizes of everything.

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      • ranzispa@mander.xyz ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

        What is large pizza? The only size of pizza I know is pizza. How many seats does the school bus have? That can easily change by 15 meters.

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      • JennyLaFae@lemmy.blahaj.zone ⁨6⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

        Be really easy to say something like “squid the size of a 15 meter bus with eyes the size of a 38cm pizza”

        Now I’m wondering how the search trends look when these stories hit. Does google have a spike of people asking how big a school bus is and/or for average size of large pizza? Is it something they’re doing on purpose to gather more data on us?

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      • funkless_eck@sh.itjust.works ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

        bigger than a school bus describes a Bodega, the eiffel tower, Mexico, Jupiter and the entirety of the universe.

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      • HenriVolney@sh.itjust.works ⁨21⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

        I am the first to shit on the imperialsystelm. I have to admit I agree with you on that one

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  • ik5pvx@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

    But is it a metric pizza or an imperial pizza?

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    • jaybone@lemmy.zip ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

      How many pizzas in a school bus?

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      • Olgratin_Magmatoe@slrpnk.net ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

        About 8 pizzas the size of small/large boulder.

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    • MajorMajormajormajor@lemmy.ca ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

      Metric you filthy barbarian!

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  • JeeBaiChow@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

    Can someome PLEASE get a banana down there?

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    • A_norny_mousse@piefed.zip ⁨12⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

      This here.

      Yesterday I read a book with lots of drawn (!) illustrations of the largest insects to a 5yo. It doesn’t work.

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    • DupaCycki@lemmy.world ⁨8⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

      Not possible. Bananas are rich in potassium and potassium explodes upon contact with water.

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  • jlow@slrpnk.net ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

    This is perfect for the Anything but Metric comm!

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    • jlow@slrpnk.net ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

      Also nice detail that it’s a large pizza not small oder medium 👌

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      • jaybone@lemmy.zip ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

        Found the German.

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  • Griffus@lemmy.zip ⁨20⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    With such statsian measurements, its hard to tell for the rest of us; are the pizzas big for the US or for normal people?

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    • yakko@feddit.uk ⁨8⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

      If you order the largest size pizza in America and it fits through the door horizontally, you’re legally permitted to eat the delivery driver.

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    • Strawberry@lemmy.blahaj.zone ⁨19⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

      Big

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  • neukenindekeuken@sh.itjust.works ⁨22⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    Is this because Americans are so fucking stupid they can only guess the size of things relative to the size of other things?

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    • ashenblood@sh.itjust.works ⁨3⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

      Correct me if I’m wrong, but isn’t it true that Europeans still haven’t figured out how to land on the Moon? Aside from the US and USSR doing it 50+ years ago, China, Japan, and India have also managed to achieve it by now. Hell, even Singapore and Pakistan are gonna get there before you.

      It’s because hydrogen is superior to electric batteries in terms of ease of storage, range, filling up, and probably even energy use.

      Confidently incorrect. Love to see it. If only you could ascertain the size of your own head relative to the size of your brain.

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    • moopet@sh.itjust.works ⁨6⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

      Like, say, this here stick. We’ll call it a “metre”.

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    • LodeMike@lemmy.today ⁨8⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

      Huh? Whar do you use to measure the size of things?

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    • janewaydidnothingwrong@lemmy.world ⁨21⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

      Hey! That’s not nice. It’s true, but it’s not nice.

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  • MajorMajormajormajor@lemmy.ca ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

    What’s going on in the left photo? Does the squid have bioluminescent danglers at the front?

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    • jaybone@lemmy.zip ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

      Maybe it’s like my cat when I catch her on my security cams in night life. Fuckin lasers.

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      • MajorMajormajormajor@lemmy.ca ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

        Lasers, how do they work?!

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      • I_am_10_squirrels@beehaw.org ⁨15⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

        Goddammit, Donut

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    • brianpeiris@lemmy.ca ⁨21⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

      Yeah, it’s wild they do actually have large “photophores” at the ends of its arms. More info here:

      livescience.com/…/elusive-octopus-squid-with-worl…

      en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taningia_danae

      Taningia danae, the Dana octopus squid, is a species of squid in the family Octopoteuthidae, the octopus squids. It is one of the largest known squid species, and it has one of the largest photophores (light organs) known in any organism.

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      • MajorMajormajormajor@lemmy.ca ⁨9⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

        Holy crap, that’s terrifying and so cool! Thanks for the info!

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  • zeroConnection@programming.dev ⁨7⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    But does the pizza have pineapples on it?

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  • ekZepp@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

    original article here: nypost.com/…/evidence-of-giant-squid-spotted-off-…

    discoverwildlife.com/…/giant-squid-edna-australia

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    • A_norny_mousse@piefed.zip ⁨12⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

      Thank You!

      This being the NY Post, I wasn’t sure about factuality. There’s nothing in the pictures that would indicate its size.

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  • sibannac@lemmy.world ⁨22⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    Its not metric but thats amore.

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    • mortemtyrannis@lemmy.ml ⁨9⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

      No that’s a squid, not an eel.

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  • AoxoMoxoA@lemmy.world ⁨22⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    What used to be considered a large pizza is now sold as extra large and it really isn’t as big as an old large pizza its like what a medium was . So this thing has a big ass body and beedie little eyes

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  • AntiOutsideAktion@hexbear.net ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

    They’ve been washing up on shore for over a century. What do you mean ‘evidence discovered’?

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    • xzinik@feddit.cl ⁨21⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

      they got a bus next to one and put pizzas over its eyes

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  • helpImTrappedOnline@lemmy.world ⁨22⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    New pizza topping, Squid Eye!

    You mean squid eyes?

    No, squid eye.

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  • Wakmrow@hexbear.net ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

    How big in terms of burgers

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    • shath@hexbear.net ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

      at least 3 burgers

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  • P1k1e@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

    This is the most terrifying thing I’ve ever studied furiously

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